Booklets of the World; U.S. and Worldwide; Russia
April 6-7, 2011 and April 11-12, 2011

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #3054
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 horizontally laid paper, 1k, 3k, 5k, 10k and 20k, paying 39k in 1877 on cover from Glazov (16 Dec) to Vyatka, with arrival pmk the next day, filing fold away from the stamps, fresh and extraordinary five color (!) franking
Envelope
Price Realized
$7,500.00

Lot #3055
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 1k yellow & black, imperforate single, with shifted background, used in combination with 3x3k on piece, cancelled "Pochtowyj Wagon 25-26, May 2, 1874" (Station No. 1 in Warszawa on Warszawa-Granica railway line), large margins all around, beautiful colors, v.f., with Mikulski cert. This error is only known used (Liapine 17I)
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Catalog #19b
Catalog Value €4,500
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #3056
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 1k yellow orange & black, background inverted, used in "Mitawa, 1883", well centered and unusually fresh, v.f., rare and undercatalogued error, ex-Ferrary (Lot 497), with Mikulski cert. (Liapine 17I)
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Catalog #19d
Catalog Value €4,500
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #3057
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 1k black & yellow, vertically laid paper, imperforate single with shifted background, cancelled "Moscow, 21 February, 1872", excellent colors, ample margins all around, fresh and fine example of this rarity (only known used), with Mikulski cert. (Liapine 17XI)
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Catalog #19f
Catalog Value €9,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #3058
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 1k black & yellow, vertically laid paper, imperforate with inverted and shifted background, two copies, both with large margins all around, cancelled "Moscow, 1 September, 1872" and affixed on piece, a striking double error (imperf. and inverted background), only a few exist, these probably the finest known, with sharp impression, v.f., with Mikulski cert. (Liapine 17X)
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Catalog #19g
Catalog Value €22,000
Price Realized
$24,000.00

Lot #3059
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 1k black & yellow, vertically laid paper, imperforate single with inverted and shifted background, large margins all around, cancelled "Moscow, Nov. 1872", a striking double error (both imperf. and with inverted background), only a few known to exist, impression slightly washed out as often, otherwise a fine example of this rarity, signed Kohler and Romeko, with Mikulski cert. (Liapine 17X)
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Catalog #19g
Catalog Value €11,000
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #3060
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 3k black & green, "V" in background error, full original gum, well centered, with handstamped guarantee on back,
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Catalog #20d
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$700.00

Lot #3061
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 3k black & green, "V" in background (error), unused with part original gum, minor surface flaws, otherwise fine, signed Brun,
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Catalog #20d
Catalog Value $ 1,000
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #3062
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 3k black & green, printing error of background, "V" (for 5k) instead of "3", block of four (upper left stamp additional plate flaw showing "G" instead of "I" of "III") cancelled on piece, with Zhitomir 16 Dec. 1870 cds alongside, minor perf. flaws at right, fine and rare multiple
Box
Catalog #20d
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #3063
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 3k green & black, "V" (instead of "3") background error, used in 1870 with additional 5k and 20k franking on FL from St.Petersburg to France, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #20d
Catalog Value $ 450
Price Realized
$160.00

Lot #3064
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 3k green & black, "V" (instead of "3") background error, used in 1870 with additional 5k and 10k franking on FL from Moscow to Amsterdam, appropriate transit and arrival pmks, minor flaws, otherwise fine,
Envelope
Catalog #20d
Catalog Value $ 450
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #3065
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 5k black & lavender, perforated and gummed plate proof on horizontally laid paper, fresh and fine, ex-Breitfuss. This proof was prepared for the 1867 Paris Exhibition
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Catalog #22P
Price Realized
$4,750.00

Lot #3066
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 5k orange, blue, red and lilac, four different perforated and gummed trial color proofs on horizontally laid paper, sheet corner margin blocks of four, occasional perf. separations and hinge reinforcements, mostly fine-v.f., rare multiples
Box P
Catalog #22P
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #3067
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 5k black & lilac, vertically laid paper, horizontal pair, neat Postal Car Sept. 10, 1872 cds, creased, fine appearance, rare multiple (Mi.20ya)
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Catalog #22c
Catalog Value €600
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #3068
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 5k black & lilac, vertically laid paper, used in 1872 on postal card from "St.Petersburg, 20 Feb. 1872" to Pskov, with "St.Panikovitchi" two line arrival datestamp, fine and rare usage on card (Mi.20ya)
Envelope
Catalog #22c
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #3069
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 10k brown & blue, 20k blue & orange, also 30k carmine & green, three imperforate singles, horizontally laid, watermarked paper and gummed paper, incredibly fresh, first one with slight thinning at top, otherwise v.f., ex-Breitfuss
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Catalog #23P-25P
Price Realized
$23,000.00

Lot #3070
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1866 10k carmine & dark blue, perforated plate proof on thick unwatermarked paper, prepared for the Paris Exposition, fresh and v.f. A beautiful item, ex-Breitfuss and Goss
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Catalog #23P
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #3071
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 10k brown & blue, vertically laid paper, block of four, well centered, h.r. and some perf. strengthening, usual irregular perfs, fine and rare block
Box *
Catalog #23a
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #3072
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 10k brown & blue, vertically laid paper, block of four, central 17 May, 1872 pmk, some irregular or short perfs, fine and scarce multiple (Mi.21y)
Box
Catalog #23a
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #3073
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 20k blue & orange, vertically laid paper, used in 1872 on FL from Odessa to London, Breslau-Berlin transit and "Aus Russland Franco" handstamp, filing folds away from the stamp, fine, with red arrival pmk
Envelope
Catalog #24a
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #3074
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 30k carmine & green, vertically laid paper, unused without gum, thin, fine appearance,
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Catalog #25a
Catalog Value $ 750
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #3075
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 30k carmine & green, vertically laid paper, six used singles, each with a different town postmark incl. Dinaburg, Ivanograd, Yaroslav, Omsk, St.Petersburg and Tschuden, mostly fine-v.f.
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Catalog #25a
Price Realized
$290.00

Lot #3076
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 30k rose & green, vertically laid paper, block of four, block of four cancelled "Tula 3 May, 1873", lower left stamp creased, some abrasions, otherwise fine and rare block
Box
Catalog #25a
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #3077
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1868 30k carmine & green, vertically laid paper, block of six cancelled 18 Dec. 1875, some perf. strengthening, otherwise fine and rare multiple
Box
Catalog #25a
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #3078
RUSSIA - IMPERIAL 1866-75 Horizontally Laid Paper
1869 FL from Moscow to Bordeaux, franked with vertical pairs of 1k, 3k and 10k (horizontally laid paper), paying 28k and tied by red Moscow departure cds, small part of the address portion excised and restored, otherwise fine, with arrival pmks
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

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